Example sentences of "[adj] for the change [prep] " in BNC.

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1 We must , in , be constantly aware that correlation , a systematic relationship between two variables X and Y , does not imply causation ; it may be that a change in a characteristic or variable X causes a change in another variable Y , it might be that a change in Y causes a change in X , it might be that they both affect each other , or it might be that neither affects the other , but that a change in a further variable , Z , is responsible for the changes in both X and Y.
2 Moreover , if such an increase in chlorophyll-specific production had occurred and was responsible for the changes in zooplankton biomass , the hypothesized increase in primary productivity would have to reflect an increase in new production which , in turn , must be fuelled by a systematic increase in nutrient supply to the region .
3 She meant , after ten minutes ' solemn consideration , to write that she was extremely sorry , and entirely responsible for the change of plan , but she could not now sit for him .
4 They suspect that the anxiety caused by the food reactions was originally responsible for the change in breathing pattern , and that the two disorders aggravate one another .
5 It is not our purpose to review these initiatives , merely to point out that this has been the single most important factor responsible for the change in budgetary climate in local government in recent years .
6 For a minute she had believed she might have been responsible for the change in his life , but it was n't her but Maria Luisa .
7 Having secured backing on Nov. 17 from the USSR Supreme Soviet for the changes in outline , Gorbachev had submitted detailed proposals to that body and secured its endorsement on Dec. 4 by 281 votes to 17 after a brief debate .
8 Perhaps EGF is stored in the endothelial cells of the normal mucosa and when inflamation develops is rapidly utilised to stimulate cell proliferation because EGF is cruicial for the change from quiescent cells to the S phase of the proliferative cycle .
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